CaSnF6

ceramic

· CaSnF6

Calcium tin fluoride (CaSnF₆) is an inorganic ceramic compound belonging to the fluoride ceramics family, characterized by a perovskite-related crystal structure. While primarily studied in research contexts, this material is of interest for optical and electronic applications due to the fluoride component's transparency and ionic conductivity properties. CaSnF₆ represents an emerging compound in solid-state chemistry, with potential applications in fluoride-based ion conductors and photonic materials where tin and calcium contributions offer tunable properties for specialized engineering environments.

solid electrolyte researchoptical windows (fluoride ceramics)ionic conductor developmenthigh-temperature ceramicsphotonic material researchadvanced ceramics experimentation

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Bulk Modulus(K)	8,596.4	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW
Poisson's Ratio(ν)	0.3200	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
Shear Modulus(G)	4,983.5	ksi	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	0.1066	lb/in³	DFT · OptB88vdW

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries	5.488	eV	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	8.064	eV	DFT · TBmBJ
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr)3 entries	5.792	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	4.800	-	DFT · PBE
↳	3.446 range 1.962–4.930median of 2 measurements	-	DFT · PBEsol
High-Frequency Dielectric Constant (ε∞)(ε∞)2 entries	2.175	-	DFT · OptB88vdW
↳	1.735	-	DFT · TBmBJ
Electronic Dielectric Tensor(ε∞)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Total Dielectric Tensor(ε)	Matrix (redacted)	-	DFT · PBE
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	DFT · OptB88vdW
Piezoelectric Modulus(eij)	0.000	C/m²	DFT · OptB88vdW
Thermoelectric Power Factor(PF)2 entries	0.000910	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	0.000172	W/(m·K²)	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Seebeck Coefficient(S)2 entries	-176.1	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · n-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
↳	557.4	μV/K	DFT · OptB88vdW · p-type · 1e20 cm⁻³ · 327°C
Spectroscopic Limited Maximum Efficiency (SLME)(SLME)	0.000	%	DFT · TBmBJ

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.01860	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-3.152	eV/atom	DFT · OptB88vdW

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